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Sunday, March 12, 2017

This Date in Weather History for March 11,2017 from weatherforyou.com

Weather HistoryFor Saturday,March 11,2017

1911 - Tamarack, CA, reported 451 inches of snow on the ground, a record for the U.S. (David Ludlum)

1948
- Record cold followed in the wake of a Kansas blizzard. Lows of -25
degrees at Oberlin, Healy and Quinter established a state record for the
month of March. Lows of -15 at Dodge City, -11 at Concordia, and -3 at
Wichita were also March records. (The Weather Channel)

1962
- One of the most paralyzing snowstorms in decades produced record
March snowfalls in Iowa. Four feet of snow covered the ground at Inwood
following the storm. (David Ludlum)

1987
- Unseasonably cold weather prevailed in the southeastern U.S., and a
storm over the Gulf of Mexico spread rain and sleet and snow into the
Appalachian Region. Sleet was reported in southern Mississippi. (The
National Weather Summary)

1988
- A blizzard raged across the north central U.S. Chadron NE was buried
under 33 inches of snow, up to 25 inches of snow was reported in eastern
Wyoming, and totals in the Black Hills of South Dakota ranged up to 69
inches at Lead. Winds gusted to 63 mph at Mullen NE. Snow drifts thirty
feet high were reported around Lusk WY. (The National Weather Summary)
(Storm Data)

1989
- Twenty-one cities in the central and southwestern U.S. reported new
record high temperatures for the date. The afternoon high of 95 degrees
at Lubbock TX equalled their record for March. (The National Weather
Summary)

1990
- Forty-four cities in the central and eastern U.S. reported record
high temperatures for the date. Record highs included 71 degrees at
Dickinson ND and Williston ND, and 84 degrees at Lynchburg VA,
Charleston WV and Huntington WV. Augusta GA and Columbia SC tied for
honors as the hot spot in the nation with record highs of 88 degrees. A
vigorous cold front produced up to three feet of snow in the mountains
of Utah. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

2006
- Phoenix's record run for dry days finally ends at 143 days. The last
measured rain fell on October 18, 2005. Not only did the rain break the
dry spell, the 1.40 inches that fell was a record amount for the date.